Please Recommend a Pool Cleaner

[JodieM]

16x32 in ground vinyl pool. No mature trees, occasionally a few leaves from plants and flowers, and dust from wind.
What pool robot would be suited for this scenario?

 

[SJPoe]

Really depends on what you are looking for in a Robot that your 280 doesn't already provide.

I'm looking for a new robot myself...

 

[reggiehammond]

EVO Pool Cleaner now has app Scheduling!!!

I received word that the EVO cleaners now have the ability to run from a weekly scheduler in the app. This was one of the main things that I did not like about the EVO. I updated my app and it seems to work fine.. Not sure yet if it is all EVOs or just the 614 iQ???? Thanks, Jim R.

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[JodieM]

EVO Pool Cleaner now has app Scheduling!!!

I received word that the EVO cleaners now have the ability to run from a weekly scheduler in the app. This was one of the main things that I did not like about the EVO. I updated my app and it seems to work fine.. Not sure yet if it is all EVOs or just the 614 iQ???? Thanks, Jim R.

www.troublefreepool.com

That’s what we want, to be able to put it in a schedule. Thanks for the update on the Evo’s!

 

[I_C_Deadpeople]

I think llike cars and snowmobiles, everyone has the favorite or preferred brand. In another thread I just noted I have had 2 Polaris cleaners, current one is the P825 which is 6 or so years old. I am looking at the Polaris 9550

 

[JodieM]

We decided to keep the Polaris we have. It does a good job, just twists up on it self and sprays the windows from time to time.

 

[dfwnoob]

A Polaris hose getting tied up itself is usually caused by it being too long (or using a cheap non-OEM replacement). Though I suppose it could see it happening in a narrow and long pool.

You can stop it from spraying the windows by attaching a TailSweep Pro or "No Spray" cap on the end:

Amazon.com

Amazon.com

I have the cheap ATIE one and it's been fine for almost two years now.

 

[JodieM]

A Polaris hose getting tied up itself is usually caused by it being too long (or using a cheap non-OEM replacement). Though I suppose it could see it happening in a narrow and long pool.

You can stop it from spraying the windows by attaching a TailSweep Pro or "No Spray" cap on the end:

Amazon.com

Amazon.com

I have the cheap ATIE one and it's been fine for almost two years now.

I actually do have the tail sweep pro on the end, but my Polaris gets stuck in the shallow end corner and still sprays the windows.
I think my original hose needs replaced soon. I did shorten it when we bought it and it did work fine, but I think it doesn’t swivel like it used to anymore. The Polaris is older than my pool by several years. I bought it on this forum 2nd hand.

 

[1poolman1]

I actually do have the tail sweep pro on the end, but my Polaris gets stuck in the shallow end corner and still sprays the windows.
I think my original hose needs replaced soon. I did shorten it when we bought it and it did work fine, but I think it doesn’t swivel like it used to anymore. The Polaris is older than my pool by several years. I bought it on this forum 2nd hand.

The Polaris should not get stuck if it has a working back-up valve. Get a "Swasher" sweep tail on Amazon and you will not have water spray out and the tip will seem to last forever, mine's going on 4 years.

 

[JodieM]

Thanks! Checking on it right now!
It gets stuck until the backup valve pulls it to a new location.
Sometimes the hose hangs up on the Polaris return jet fitting and tangles into a pretzel, again spraying my windows.